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The analysis and discussion provided in this section,
as well as elsewhere in this proposed rule, complies with
the RFA requirements.
Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
also requires that agencies assess anticipated costs and
benefits before issuing any rule that may result in
expenditures in any year by State, local, or tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of
$110 million. Medicare beneficiaries are considered to be
part of the private sector for this purpose.
We have examined this proposed rule in accordance with
Executive Order 13132 and have determined that this
regulation would not have any significant impact on the
rights, roles, or responsibilities of State, local, or
tribal governments. A discussion concerning the impact of
this rule on beneficiaries is found later in this section.
We have prepared the following analysis, which,
together with the information provided in the rest of this
preamble, meets all assessment requirements. It explains
the rationale for and purposes of the rule; details the
costs and benefits of the rule; analyzes alternatives; and
presents the measures we propose to use to minimize the
burden on small entities. As indicated elsewhere in this
proposed rule, we propose to change our methodology for
calculating resource-based practice expense RVUs and make a